Trends in Accounting-Education Publications By Authors From The United States Between 1966 And 2012

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to chronicle the increased level of accounting research published in accounting education journals authored by accounting doctoral classes from 1966 through 2012. The authors used archival data from the 13 journals included in their data set. This period witnessed a steady increase in the level of published papers in accounting education journals by accounting doctorates and in the number of the number of accounting education journals. The data indicate that that the increase in the number of graduates from our accounting doctoral programs positively associated with the growth in: the number of accounting education journals, the number of coauthor-adjusted accounting publications, average number of coauthor-adjusted articles for each year group, and the level of coauthoring. We found that the increase in the number of AACSB accredited institutions positively associated with the increase in the number of authors who had an accounting education publication within 10 years after graduating. However, the increase in the number of AACSB accredited institutions negatively associated with the number of coauthor-adjusted articles over time and the average number of coauthor-adjusted articles for each year group.